Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’un: Dua for Loss
“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, Allahumma'jurni fi musibati” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih Muslim 918. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي، وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Transliteration: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un. Allahumma'jurni fi musibati, wa akhlif li khayran minha.
Translation: Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it for me with something better.
Source: Sahih Muslim 918
When to recite
When any calamity strikes — a death, a loss or any misfortune.
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ said that any Muslim who says this when afflicted, Allah will replace his loss with something better.
About this dua
Narrated by Umm Salamah. When her husband Abu Salamah died she said this, wondering who could be better than him — and Allah replaced him with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself, whom she later married. The first sentence is from Quran 2:156.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih Muslim 918
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih Muslim 918
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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